Higher Plane
Studio album by
Al Green
Released1981
GenreGospel, soul
LabelMyrrh Records[1]
ProducerAl Green
Al Green chronology
Tokyo Live
(1981) 		Higher Plane
(1981) 		Precious Lord
(1982)

Higher Plane is a gospel album by the American musician Al Green, released in 1981.[2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Robert ChristgauA[1]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[4]

The New York Times noted the "first-rate songs and arrangements, a sure sense of its own style, and performances as rich in sensuality and erotic innuendo as any of Mr. Green's pop recordings."[5]

Track listing

  1. "Higher Plane" (Keith Anthony Burke, Marshall Jones) - 3:37
  2. "People Get Ready" (Curtis Mayfield) - 6:23
  3. "By My Side" (Johnny Brown, Morgan Joseph) - 4:18
  4. "The Spirit Might Come - On and On" (Burke, Joseph) - 5:23
  5. "Where Love Rules" (Burke, Jean Burleson) - 5:13
  6. "Amazing Grace" - 3:31
  7. "His Name Is Jesus" (Burke, Burleson) - 5:26
  8. "Battle Hymn of the Republic" - 2:32

Personnel

Production

References

  1. ^ a b "Robert Christgau: CG: al green". www.robertchristgau.com.
  2. ^ Rockwell, John (31 Jan 1982). "Al Green Forges New Links Between Secular and Sacred". The New York Times. p. A25.
  3. ^ "Higher Plane - Al Green | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  4. ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 291.
  5. ^ Palmer, Robert (27 July 1983). "The Pop Life". The New York Times. p. C18.
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